Reviews

Thud! by Terry Pratchett

lenci's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thebreadloaf's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

tgaddie's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

saunteringvaguelydownward's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

anexcessofebooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

novel_tea_book_reviews's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.25

indigooryx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

randomprogrammer's review against another edition

4.0

no review, similar to book 3

poisonenvy's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Sometimes, Terry Pratchett is just so on the nose I can't believe it, especially since this book was written almost 20 years ago. Early on in the novel, he talks about how relations between the dwarves and the trolls were always rough, but then they'd seemed to be improving a lot, that things were still tense but they were getting better, and then all on a sudden, it all went to shit. Pratchett, of course, words this far more elegantly than I ever could. 

Anyway, it just felt very, very, painfully relevant for today's current political landscape. 


The City Watch books have long been one of my favourite subseries in Discworld, and watching Sam Vimes change and grown in each book is really quite a treat. As always, I loved this a lot. 

lemon_drop's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5